10 Must-See Common Core Resources

Looking for resources to help with Common Core Standards? There are a few hundred available inside SimpleK12’s Teacher Learning Community. Take a look at some of our favorite resources, and what our members are saying about them:

“I used the resources from this site several times and the students and I love it. Several primary source documents and several lessons that can be used as is or adapted to our learners. The new website also includes 10 Common Core units by 2009 National History Teacher of the Year Tim Bailey. For more literacy-based learning, you can also take a look at our new Featured Primary Sources, from the Gilder Lehrman Collection, annotated and accompanied by teaching guides and questions. The Collection search has also been enhanced, and now offers improved search capabilities and a digitalcatalog that offers images and transcripts—as well as curator notes, filterable searches, images for classroom use, and cross-referenced resource content.” – Susan L. Fisher

“Watch teachers already practicing the new Common Core State Standards. . . and doing it well. Teaching Channel is a video showcase online and on TV of inspired and effective teaching practices.” – Paige

“Their site states, ‘IXL’s math skills are aligned to the 2010 Common Core State Standards, providing comprehensive coverage of math concepts and applications. With IXL’s state standards alignments, you can easily find unlimited practice problems specifically tailored to each required standard’.” – rajenkins

“For this unit, you will need at least two paired passages based on a historical event, nonfiction and fiction or nonfiction and poetry. Essential Question: In what ways do authors use details from historical events to create writing in different genres, informational and descriptive?” – scasassa

“[A free] app that allows me to view the CCSS quickly and on the fly. The app includes Math standards K-12 and LA standards K-12. The Math includes both traditional and integrated pathways.” – Dr. G. Martinez

“A number of short videos were developed for several of the Standards writers to explain the Common Core Standards in greater depth. The can be used to help teachers, parents and members of the community understand the expectations of the Common Core Standards.” -seawink